Average monthly salary of ordinary staff of the Ministry of  Emergencies of Armenia will increase from 85-90 thousand to 130  thousand drams

ArmInfo. The salary fund of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Armenia will increase by 29%, and the average monthly salary of ordinary personnel will reach 130  thousand drams. The corresponding decree was adopted at a government  meeting on September 26.

As the head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations Felik Tsolakyan  stated, presenting the draft decision, the document creates the legal  basis for paying allowances to the rescue service employees. Until  now, according to him, the corresponding allowances were relied only  on the rescue team, serving in special conditions on the territory of  the Metsamor NPP.

Meanwhile, as of today, as the minister pointed out, the salary of  junior officers is 85-90 thousand drams. "This level of cash  compensation is inadequate to the work performed by these people, who  often risk their health and life," Tsolakyan emphasized, noting that  even with higher salaries, employees of the department will receive  less than in other law enforcement agencies.

As a result of the adoption of the document, state treasury expenses  in 2019 will increase by 475 million 802 thousand drams, and in 2020  - by 1 billion 903 million drams.